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Species Lists Dispersion Natural History Control I3N National Web sites Invasive Species Information Network (I3N) IABIN’s First Thematic Network Coordinated by the U.S. National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity “…welcomes the ‘I3N’… and calls on the Global Environment Facility, Parties, Governments and relevant organizations to support and participate in these intiatives.” I3N National Lead Organizations Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, Bahamas Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia Instituto Horus, Brazil Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente, Chile Instituto Humboldt, Colombia Ministerio del Medio Ambiente y Energia (MINAE), Costa Rica Secretaria de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Dominican Republic Centro de Información Ambiental, Ecuador Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, El Salvador Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas, Guatemala Institute of Jamaica, Jamaica National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity, Mexico Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (ANAM), Panama Secretaría del Ambiente, Presidencia de la República del Paraguay, Paraguay Universidad Ricardo Palma, Peru National Biological Information Infrastructure, USA Universidad de la República Oriental, Uruguay RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS for the Prevention of Biological Invasions black rat (Rattus rattus) I3N Risk Assessment Poster 3-2008 P h o t o c r e d i t : © 2 0 0 4 L a r r y J o n F r i e s e n ( u s e d w i t h p e r m i s s i on ) “The work of I3N – transforming data from disparate and often hidden sources into information for invasive alien species management – is of vital importance. In working to mobilize taxonomic information and expertise for IAS management, BioNET depends on leading biodiversity informatics partners like I3N to develop the tools, standards, and platforms for integrating information. Taxonomy can support IAS management in many ways, but only if the tools for information sharing are widely available.” – Dr. Richard Smith, Director, BioNET-International “Getting actively involved in I3N has allowed us to understand a serious problem and initiate the organizational activities to address it. We all win when we participate in I3N!” – Msc. Francisco Gonzalez, Focal Point and Member of the IEC, MINAE-SINAC, Costa Rica [pictured here on the right] “Jamaica’s involvement in the I3N’s pilot and content building projects has resulted in greater cooperation among stakeholders thereby creating a more effective campaign for increased awareness of the effects of invasive alien species on Jamaica’s biodiversity.” – Dr. Dionne Newell, Focal Point, Institute of Jamaica, Jamaica “Through our participation as national Leads of I3N-Uruguay we have deepened the treatment of the problem of invasive species in our country and increased our national and regional associations with colleagues specializing in this issue.” – Dr. Ernesto Brugnoli and Dr. Pablo Muniz, I3N-Uruguay Co-Leads, Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Uruguay “Colombia, as part of the I3N Invasive Species Thematic Network and through the help from the content grant, has strengthened the importance of documentation, exchange, and access to information in a standard format, which will support and serve as input to the government initiatives for decision- making, such as the national strategy of invasive species, with the goal of preventing, mitigating, and controlling its effects.” – Maria Piedad Baptiste, I3N-Colombia Lead, Instituto von Humboldt, Colombia “The participation of El Salvador in I3N IABIN allowed us to put the issue of biological invasions and its consequences on the National Priorities Agenda. The participation of El Salvador in I3N IABIN allowed us to support, with science, the incorporation of the biodiversity issue in the agricultural, health, and commerce sectors.” – Jorge Ernesto Quezada Díaz, Focal Point, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, El Salvador Photo credit: R. Ibarra, I3N-El Salvador “I3N has provided Chile the opportunity to digitize and organize information on invasive species and put it at the disposal of decision-makers and citizens. We hope that more countries will join this initiative!” – Karin Molt González, IABIN Vice Chair, Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente, Chile RISK ASSESSMENT & PATHWAY ANALYSIS • Based on 28 criteria in 3 categories, in an easy-to-use MS Excel spreadsheet • Developed by I3N leads from Argentina and Brazil, Drs. Sergio Zalba and Silvia Ziller • Beta version in MS Excel now downloadable in Spanish at http://i3n.iabin.net MANUALS • Including step-by-step descriptions of how to use the tools and where to seek additional information • Available in Spanish; English and Portuguese versions under development • Easy-to-access PDF format PRESENTATION • Describes the invasive species problem and how the risk assessment and pathways analysis tools use I3N data to aid decision-makers • Freely downloadable from the Web • Self-running slide show OTHER I3N TOOLS • Trilingual I3N database and Web tool with: - Web-based data entry and interface that create standardized records - Automated, XML-tagged output - User guides • Online information standards and other reference materials - http://i3n.iabin.net • I3N Listserv - [email protected] To join, contact the I3N Manager at [email protected] Green = current participants Yellow = future participants Green = current participants Yellow = future participants
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Species Lists
Dispersion
Natural History
ControlI3N
NationalWeb sites
Invasive Species Information Network (I3N)
IABIN’s First Thematic NetworkCoordinated by the U.S. National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity “…welcomes the ‘I3N’… and calls on the Global Environment Facility, Parties, Governments and relevant organizations to support and participate in these intiatives.”
I3N National Lead Organizations
Universidad Nacional del Sur, ArgentinaMinistry of Agriculture & Fisheries, Bahamas
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, BoliviaInstituto Horus, Brazil
Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente, ChileInstituto Humboldt, Colombia
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente y Energia (MINAE), Costa RicaSecretaria de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Dominican Republic
Centro de Información Ambiental, EcuadorMinisterio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, El Salvador
Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas, GuatemalaInstitute of Jamaica, Jamaica
National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity, MexicoAutoridad Nacional del Ambiente (ANAM), Panama
Secretaría del Ambiente, Presidencia de la República del Paraguay, ParaguayUniversidad Ricardo Palma, Peru
National Biological Information Infrastructure, USAUniversidad de la República Oriental, Uruguay
RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLSfor the Prevention of Biological Invasions
black rat (Rattus rattus)
I3N Risk Assessment Poster 3-2008
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“The work of I3N – transforming data from disparate and often hidden sources into information for invasive alien species management – is of vital importance. In working to mobilize taxonomic information and expertise for IAS management, BioNET depends on leading biodiversity informatics partners like I3N to develop the tools, standards, and platforms for integrating information. Taxonomy can support IAS management in many ways, but only if the tools for information sharing are widely available.”– Dr. Richard Smith, Director, BioNET-International
“Getting actively involved in I3N has allowed us to understand a serious problem and initiate the organizational activities to address it. We all win when we participate in I3N!”– Msc. Francisco Gonzalez, Focal Point and Member of the IEC, MINAE-SINAC, Costa Rica [pictured here on the right]
“Jamaica’s involvement in the I3N’s pilot and content building projects has resulted in greater cooperation among stakeholders thereby creating a more effective campaign for increased awareness of the effects of invasive alien species on Jamaica’s biodiversity.”– Dr. Dionne Newell, Focal Point, Institute of Jamaica, Jamaica
“Through our participation as national Leads of I3N-Uruguay we have deepened the treatment of the problem of invasive species in our country and increased our national and regional associations with colleagues specializing in this issue.”– Dr. Ernesto Brugnoli and Dr. Pablo Muniz, I3N-Uruguay Co-Leads, Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Uruguay
“Colombia, as part of the I3N Invasive Species Thematic Network and through the help from the content grant, has strengthened the importance of documentation, exchange, and access to information in a standard format, which will support and serve as input to the government initiatives for decision-making, such as the national strategy of invasive species, with the goal of preventing, mitigating, and controlling its effects.”– Maria Piedad Baptiste, I3N-Colombia Lead, Instituto von Humboldt, Colombia
“The participation of El Salvador in I3N IABIN allowed us to put the issue of biological invasions and its consequences on the National Priorities Agenda. The participation of El Salvador in I3N IABIN allowed us to support, with science, the incorporation of the biodiversity issue in the agricultural, health, and commerce sectors.”– Jorge Ernesto Quezada Díaz, Focal Point, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, El Salvador
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“I3N has provided Chile the opportunity to digitize and organize information on invasive species and put it at the disposal of decision-makers and citizens. We hope that more countries will join this initiative!”– Karin Molt González, IABIN Vice Chair, Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente, Chile
RISK ASSESSMENT & PATHWAY ANALYSIS
• Based on 28 criteria in 3 categories, in an easy-to-use MS Excel spreadsheet
• Developed by I3N leads from Argentina and Brazil, Drs. Sergio Zalba and Silvia Ziller
• Beta version in MS Excel now downloadable in Spanish at http://i3n.iabin.net
MANUALS
• Including step-by-step descriptions of how to use the tools and where to seek
additional information
• Available in Spanish; English and Portuguese versions under development
• Easy-to-access PDF format
PRESENTATION
• Describes the invasive species problem and how the risk assessment and
pathways analysis tools use I3N data to aid decision-makers
• Freely downloadable from the Web
• Self-running slide show
OTHER I3N TOOLS
• Trilingual I3N database and Web tool with:
- Web-based data entry and interface that create standardized records
- Automated, XML-tagged output
- User guides
• Online information standards and other reference materials - http://i3n.iabin.net
• I3N Listserv - [email protected] To join, contact the I3N
Manager at [email protected]
Green = current participantsYellow = future participantsGreen = current participantsYellow = future participants
